[MOSAIC] Looping

[Linda Reed]

I loop with my class of twelve 9th and 10th graders who come into high  
school as struggling readers (two or more grade levels behind their  
peers). These are kids who, for whatever reason, do not qualify for  
any other special services, so they do not have IEPs. They try my soul  
as freshmen, as many of them have been together in special reading  
classes since middle school, or earlier. I am honestly at my wits end  
with them right now, due to their non-student-like behaviors and  
apathetic attitudes. However, what gets me through is working with my  
sophomores, who did the very same thing the year before. It is amazing  
how much the kids grow up in one year, and how they seem to "get it"  
as sophomores. Any other high school loopers out there?